July 22, 2009

What: Treadmill

Distance: 1.25 miles

Duration: 30 min

Calories: 180

Slept badly, ate so-so, exhausted from working the church thrift store and doing some shopping with Julia (clothes for her, groceries). I am feeling all out of sorts and PMS-y. But I kept up the food log and I actually wrote down the tiny walk I squished in while watching Paul play Guitar Hero. Yay me.

April 10, 2008

Abby was born last sunday. We found out yesterday she has a heart defect that will require open heart surgery in 2 months. I will be posting any updates on my family website: mikeamyandizzy.typepad.com

April 1, 2008

Cervix check this morning revealed no change. Doc started talking about c-section again. She wanted to schedule one today, but I opted to wait till next appt. If no change at next appt, c-section will be quick. If some change, she will give me till 41 weeks. I am DE-pressed.

April 1, 2008

Things here are going well and calming down. We actually sat down to eat as a family for dinner today. Yay!

I’ve still got a lot of work to do before earth Day, and I still feel like I’m racing the clock, but I’m in the home stretch and it’s like you just have to let it go after a point and let it be… whatever it will be.

March 29, 2008

One week (or so) left and I am trying to change my attitude. I have been so anxious to get the little bugger out that I haven’t been “enjoying” the last week or so of pregnancy. Then I realized a couple of days ago that this is likely the last time I will ever be pregnant, the last time I will get to feel the internal motions of a little human being. We hope we can have another, but with our fertility it isn’t guaranteed. So I am trying to appreciate the sensations, live in the moment, and wait as patiently as possible.

I started maternity leave on Thursday so I have had 2 days “off” to do stuff around the house and nap. Napping is highest on my list of things to do, but I did set up the pack and play in our bedroom and go to the bank. See, I am being productive too.

I went to the doc last wednesday and she didn’t think anything was going to happen this week. Cervix was completely unchanged. Trying not to obsess about when/how/IF I will go into labor. I will try to update before it happens, though.

March 25, 2008

I am in the home stretch now, we know (well, hope, do we ever really know?) we will have a baby in a carrier in less than 3 weeks. The only question then is when, people, when? I have been having contractions on and off since Friday. They last for several hours and seem to get into a good pattern, then peter out and die. Yesterday I had an NST and two contractions were caught on the tape. I had been contracting since about 11, the NST was at 1. They were 18 minutes apart then. The rest of the night, the contractions continued, getting to be about 8 minutes apart by 5 pm. After dinner I went for a walk (hoping to make them stronger and closer) and they went away. Oh well. I go in to the doctor tomorrow and get checked again, hopefully the contractions are making changes to my cervix. (At last check, my cervix was high and “finger tip” dilated and the baby was at -1. Think Low Cervix! thoughts for me.)

With Iz, I didn’t have any contractions till right at the end so all these “non-real”contractions are playing with my emotions. Every night I think “Should I finish packing my bag? Should Iz sleep with mom? Is tonight the night?” only to be disappointed again.

Speaking of disappointment, I was going to the spa today with my girlfriend to get pedicures, but they were totally booked. We are going to lunch still, but will have to put off our pedicure date till another day. Damn, I was hoping to use my perfectly pedicured toes as my focus point.